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An Awfully Big Adventure

 1995
 112 minutes (1 hrs 52 mins)
An Awfully Big Adventure
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Mike Newell

Starring

Alan Rickman · Hugh Grant · Georgina Cates · Alun Armstrong · Peter Firth · Prunella Scales

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
21st July 1995
Finland release date Finland release
7th April 1995
Ireland release date Ireland release
7th April 1995

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 7th Apr '95
  • Debut position: 10
  • Highest position: 10
  • Debut gross: £170.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 6

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 21st Jul '95
  • Debut position: 18
  • Highest position: 18
  • Debut gross: $49.4 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1

Chart position history

UK box office

7 Apr, 1995
10
14 Apr, 1995
12
21 Apr, 1995
11
28 Apr, 1995
13

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £452.5 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $259.7 Thousand
Global total gross
Global Flag  $763.6 Thousand

25thframe.co.uk stats

News from around the web
What to watch this week  The Economist Fri, 10th April 2026

An Awfully Big Adventure Review  empireonline.com Sat, 1st January 2000

An Awfully Big Adventure (1995) - Photos  IMDb Sat, 15th September 2018

'Hook': The Steven Spielberg Film Has His Greatest Quote of All Time  MovieWeb Sat, 11th April 2026

Alan Rickman’s diaries: ‘Ang seems nervous. He probably needs a hug. Like Hugh Grant’  The Guardian Sun, 25th September 2022

FILM REVIEW; A Look at Hugh Grant Before His Big Success (Published 1995)  nytimes.com Fri, 21st July 1995